Know Your Environment. Protect Your Health.

Bromoform

Town of Edgecliff Village

Bromoform, one of the total trihalomethanes (TTHMs), is formed when chlorine or other disinfectants are used to treat drinking water. Bromoform and other disinfection byproducts increase the risk of cancer and may cause problems during pregnancy. Click here to read more about disinfection byproducts.

 

24

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

9

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
2018ND40ND
20190.930 ppb43ND - 1.48 ppb
20200.255 ppb41ND - 1.02 ppb
20210.618 ppb42ND - 1.40 ppb
20220.530 ppb42ND - 1.09 ppb
20230.305 ppb41ND - 1.22 ppb

ppb = parts per billion

State, National, and Health Guidelines for Drinking Water

EWG Health Guideline: 0.5 ppb

The EWG Health Guideline of 0.5 ppb for bromoform is based on the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment's public health goal, the level of a drinking water contaminant that does not pose a significant health risk. This health guideline protects against cancer, harm to reproduction and child development, and change to fetal growth and development .

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2018-01-31Q1803808002ND
2018-04-17Q1815555001ND
2018-07-19Q1828772001ND
2018-10-29Q1843595001ND
2019-02-19Q19072140021.08 ppb
2019-06-19Q19376660011.48 ppb
2019-09-09Q1963012001ND
2019-10-17Q19729800011.16 ppb
2020-02-20Q2006585001ND
2020-04-13Q2014544001ND
2020-07-20Q20281790031.02 ppb
2020-11-30Q2047381001ND
2021-02-25Q21050380011.40 ppb
2021-04-13Q2109447001ND
2021-07-28Q2119713001ND
2021-10-19Q21292650011.07 ppb
2022-01-10Q22006930031.09 ppb
2022-04-14Q2211618001ND
2022-07-05Q22185960011.03 ppb
2022-10-03Q2229763001ND
2023-01-09Q2300812001ND
2023-04-13Q2313718001ND
2023-09-12Q23391140011.22 ppb
2023-12-01Q2351634001ND